Cattle Market Pulse

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) Market Report

Multi-state · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.16/cwt ≈ $1,896/hd at 881 lb · 113 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 297 306 0
Feeder cattle 237 267 0
Slaughter cattle 56 32 0
Replacement cattle 4 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 7.00 to 9.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,458 —
645 value added 645 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 -2.00
660 value added 660 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,597 -9.00
735 value added 735 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,764 +9.00
755 value added 755 2 240.00–242.00 $241.00 $1,820 —
785 785 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,821 +7.20
820 820 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,820 —
925 925 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,924 —
959 959 7 201.00 $201.00 $1,928 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 282.00 $282.00 $677 —
265–290 278 2 282.00–297.00 $289.16 $804 +9.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 272.00 $272.00 $979 —
423 423 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,079 +6.46
560 560 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,316 +4.12
615 615 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,396 +12.00
640 value added 640 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,440 -1.63
795 795 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,670 —
879–883 value added 881 113 213.75–216.50 $215.16 $1,896 —
965 965 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,834 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–278 270 3 257.00–295.00 $283.05 $764 —
365 365 1 261.00 $261.00 $953 +29.00
400 400 1 210.00 $210.00 $840 -11.91
450–490 460 9 237.00–245.00 $242.86 $1,117 +20.27
510–545 526 6 217.00–226.00 $219.56 $1,155 +2.56
557–595 565 7 220.00–230.00 $222.86 $1,259 +9.60
610–640 624 4 199.00–212.00 $204.46 $1,276 —
650–675 660 6 190.00–219.00 $208.83 $1,378 +9.07
715 715 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 -27.00
798 798 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,133 —
865 865 2 150.00–167.00 $158.50 $1,371 —
940–945 943 2 152.00–190.00 $171.05 $1,613 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 227.00–230.00 $228.52 $926 -17.86
478–483 481 5 252.00–267.00 $261.04 $1,256 +21.18
525 525 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,060 -16.59
550–590 566 5 223.00–232.00 $228.25 $1,292 +10.35
610 610 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,324 —
655 655 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,389 +22.00
715–725 720 2 150.00–175.00 $162.59 $1,171 -12.41
798 798 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 366 4 302.00–310.00 $305.49 $1,118 +0.49
430 430 5 303.00 $303.00 $1,303 +23.43
475 475 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,259 —
625 625 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,450 +5.00
735 735 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,529 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 220.00 $220.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1340 1225 80-85% 10 108.00–117.00 $113.42 $1,389 -6.46
1145–1510 1260 80-85% 9 118.00–128.00 $122.84 $1,548 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1105 1036 85-90% 8 84.00–98.00 $93.16 $965 -21.32
1095–1335 1189 85-90% 4 113.00–120.00 $115.08 $1,368 —
1175–1260 1218 85-90% 2 106.00–107.00 $106.48 $1,297 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1680 1411 75-80% 6 116.00–124.00 $119.33 $1,684 —
1455 1455 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,528 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–2135 1837 3 150.00–153.00 $152.18 $2,796 —
1885 1885 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,526 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.